Banded Angelfish

Additional names

Banded Angelfish, Hawaiian Pearlyscale Angelfish, Black-Banded Angelfish, Bandit Angelfish

Additional scientific names

Holacanthus arcuatus, Desmoholacanthus arcuatus

Identification

This Angelfish is overall pale with a broad black bar bordered by a narrow pearly white band running across the upper side from the front of the eye to the posterior portion of the soft dorsal fin. A similar broad black band with pearly white border runs submarginal on the caudal and anal fins.